Legitimacy of Leadership

Mark 10:43-44
But it shall not be so among you. But
whoever would be great among you must
be your servant, and whoever would be
first among you must be a slave of all.

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Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brothers.
Only do not use your freedom as an
opportunity for the flesh, but through love
serve one another.

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Isaiah 42:1- 4
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
Approval
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
Anointing
2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, Modesty
or make it heard in the street;

3 a bruised reed he will not break,

and a faintly burning wick he will not
quench;
Empathy
he will faithfully bring forth justice.

4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged

till he has established justice in the earth; Optimism
and the coastlands wait for his law.
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“A True leader influences others spiritually
only because the Spirit works in and
through them to a greater degree than in
those they lead.”

Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders

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Natural Spiritual
Self-confident Confident in God
Knows people Also knows God
Makes own decisions Seeks God’s will
Ambitious Humble
Creates methods Follows God’s example
Enjoys command Delights in obedience to God
Seeks personal reward Loves God and others
Independent Depends on God

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Extend yourself (sacrifice and serve others) by:
• Treat others like important people
• Take a little more time to listen to others
• Be a bit more trusting and less controlling
• Lend a hand and help them become the best
they are capable of
• Become genuinely interested in them
• Sacrifice your ego
• Sacrifice the desire for power
• Sacrifice your pride and self interest for greater
good.
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• Sacrifice your pride and self interest for
greater good.
• Avoid conflict, trying to always be right, to
have all the answers
• You forgive, you apologise
• You give others the credit
• You will be rejected, unappreciated and
even taken advantage of
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“Everybody can be great because
everybody can serve. You only need a
heart full of grace. A soul generated by
love.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

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